3 Steps to Cleaning Your Gravity Bong Bowl
Would you eat out of a dirty bowl? Absolutely not! So then why are you SMOKING out of one? Keeping your bowl clean is so simple; there is no reason not to clean your bowl every week! A quick soak, shake, and rinse will clear all that nasty black resin out of your bowl. It’s really that simple! Soaking loosens the gunk on your bowl, shaking it up starts to remove the grime, and a final rinse with help from a few detail brushes will finish the job up nicely. Seems simple enough right? Well, let’s dive into the details of what cleaning solution to use, best practices, and the importance of cleaning your bowl.
What is a Bong Bowl?
Your bowl is the piece on your gravity bong where you put your flower and light it. This lovely piece is responsible for holding your herb and starting the combustion process so you can smoke your gravity bong. FYI, these methods don’t just apply to gravity bong bowls; you can use them for a standard beaker bong bowl as well.
What Do You Need to Clean?
To clean your gravity bong bowl, you will need:
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Baggie or reusable container
- Hot water
- Coarse salt
- Q-tips or pipe cleaners
- Paper towels or microfiber cloths
You can find some of these bong cleaning tools through our website! Gloop has great gear like silicone bags, alcohol wipes, cotton swabs, and drying racks. All essential tools to keep your Gloop glass bowls sparkly.
3 Steps for Bowl Cleaning
Step 1: Soak the Bong Bowl
Start by creating an ISO + coarse salt solution in your baggie, then drop in your bong bowl. You can give your bong bowl a quick rinse or drop it into your bag/container.
Step 2: Shake and Soak the Bowl
After 30 minutes of soaking in the solution, your bong bowl is ready to be shaken up! Shake the bag or container that your bowl is in, and watch as the stubborn gunk comes off in the bag. If you still have lots of residue coating your bowl, let it soak for 1-hour or more.
Step 3: Brush and Rinse your Bowl
Once you are done shaking and soaking your bong bowl, it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty with cotton swabs, pipe cleaners or brushes! Whatever cleaning tool you have, use it to try to remove the extra stuck-on grime in your bowl. Give it one good final rinse to remove all the residue and cleaning solution. Let it dry completely before use.
Bowl Cleaning FAQ’s
How to Maintain Your Bong Bowl?
In order to keep your bong bowl nicer for longer, you will want to perform regular cleaning and maintenance. In addition to your weekly cleaning, be sure to always check for cracks or chips in your bowl. If you see a crack in your bowl, order a replacement immediately; do not try to continue smoking from it. It’s literally broken glass, need we say more!?
What Are Alternate Bowl Cleaning Methods?
In addition to the soak and shake method, you could use another method to clean your bowl called the boiling water method. Just like the name describes, you will place your bong bowl in boiling water for 10-15 minutes and rinse the leftover residue out. Be extremely careful when using this method.
Why is it Important to Clean Your Bong Bowl?
A dirty bong can cause serious health issues! So keeping your bowl clean is just one part to regular bong maintenance. Leaving your bong dirty not only results in harsh smoke & clogged bowls, but you can actually get your high stolen from you by your resin-filled bong (GROSS!) So take it from us, regular maintenance is a must.
Conclusion: 3 Easy Steps, Countless Benefits!
Something that takes 3 steps to clean should mean you do it all the time! But most people don’t know how easy it is to clean their gear, so they ignore it and allow themselves to get used to stale smoke and clogged hits. Well, we say, NO MORE! Cleaning your bowl is as easy as soak, shake, rinse and thanks to Gloop, you can no longer use the same excuse of “it’s just so hard to clean my bong bowl!”
